the draft in focus

stop! before scrolling down, click over to the yahoo! blog shutdown corner and read my report recapping my visit to the draft this past weekend. editor mjd and head honcho jamie mottram are doing an amazing job over at shutdown corner and i'm honored they're including my work on their excellent blog.

also, i put together a brief report for the aol fanhouse about the nfl's need to relearn some basic crowd control methods. by ignoring an explosive situation, the nfl allowed all hell to break loose before the draft.

all right, now that you've caught up with my writing around the web, here's a photo essay i put together from the 2008 draft.


50th st at my arrival, 3a saturday.


only the weak nap.


shortly after sunrise.


yup, the line was long.


jets fan who painted 'in mcfadden we trust' and hammed it up for the camera.


in a crush of people, slowly eroding the bonds of society.


seriously, there was a stampede and it wasn't cool.


every logo should have an inflatable version.


first round jerseys for every team at nfl draft experience on 51st street.


of course, radio city's lobby is impressive...


...not to mention the theater itself.


espn's live set.


pats fans caught hell all day... from everyone.


jets fans booing.


jets fans cheering (a rarity).


guess what happens after the first round besides the second round? everyone leaves.


you could say that day two is a little less popular than day one.


the live set of nfl network, day two.


standing ovation for army man caleb campbell.


campbell on espn's set.


more cheers for campbell.


seriously, little else happened on day two.


it's good to know the crazy homeless woman muttering to herself is just as excited about the draft as i am. saw this while waiting for the subway home.